What beer are we drinking this week, too?

ciaran76 · 18-01-2014 6:50pm

BaZmO* wrote: »

Having a Headwaters Pale Ale by Victory at the moment. Beautiful beer. Light and refreshing with plenty of hops and a lovely sweet malty finish.

Gonna have an OFAF next. Just to see if it's as nice as I remember.

OFAF in bottle?

BaZmO* · 18-01-2014 7:05pm

ciaran76 wrote: »

OFAF in bottle?

Ha no. I'm on one of the very rare occasions that I'm in town. In the Black Sheep. I can also confirm that it is better than I remember. Cracking beer. Lots of chewy marmalade/orange fruitiness.

adamski8 · 18-01-2014 8:50pm

sipping on a thronbridge halcyon. It is a great beer indeed, cant believe ive seen these thronbridge beers but never had them until recently, i think i thought i had had them before!

matrim · 18-01-2014 9:02pm

adamski8 wrote: »

sipping on a thronbridge halcyon. It is a great beer indeed, cant believe ive seen these thronbridge beers but never had them until recently, i think i thought i had had them before!

Thornbridge are a very good brewery. Raven is the best BIPA I've had. Bracia is fantastic. Halcyon and Jaipur are both very good beers.

The main problem is that they can be a bit expensive. I love Raven but I'd still count paying €7 a bottle (as I've seen in some places) over the top

ciaran76 · 18-01-2014 11:11pm

In LMulligans ,Ringwood Boon doggle - very refreshing type beer. It's not as citrusy as expected and was slightly sweet.

Only had one as there are many better beers available.

Redsoxfan · 18-01-2014 11:21pm

Made a trip to Trim to the Malt House earlier and picked up:

Franciscan Well Rebel Red
Sam Adams Boston Lager
Joker IPA
Brugse Zot Dubbel
Odells IPA
Brooklyn Lager East India Pale Ale
Whitewater Hoppelhammer
Founders All Day Session IPA

They have a great selection, was well worth the trip.

Redsoxfan · 18-01-2014 11:26pm

Tell me this - what is the 8 Degrees Amber Ella like? I assume it's a Golden Ale or is it a type of Red Ale? Is it similar to anything else?

drumswan · 18-01-2014 11:26pm

In brussels on an all day beer tour, was in Cantillon earlier, amazing.

eurokev · 19-01-2014 12:09am

Redsoxfan wrote: »

Tell me this - what is the 8 Degrees Amber Ella like? I assume it's a Golden Ale or is it a type of Red Ale? Is it similar to anything else?

Bit like 5am Saint if you ever tried that, not as pungent as that though.

Its an amber ale, so its a bit like a red ale and a pale ale mixed together. Its a really nice style and one of my faves, well well worth a try

Losty Dublin · 19-01-2014 1:35am

Cracked open two bottles of Kinnegar Yannaroddy and it's really drinkable, the coconut essences and the gentle spiciness sitting on it make it just not too much of a session beer without making it a sipper. IMO these guys can do no wrong at all

19-01-2014 2:07am

Picked up some of the Franciscan wells rebel red, really nice. It's just a pity they're 330ml bottles and not 500ml.

Lovely Bloke · 19-01-2014 2:11am

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Cracked open two bottles of Kinnegar Yannaroddy and it's really drinkable, the coconut essences and the gentle spiciness sitting on it make it just not too much of a session beer without making it a sipper. IMO these guys can do no wrong at all

First person I've seen saying they can get the coconut!

Now, I think it's a lovely stout/porter, but I've had a few bottles, and had it on tap and never detected the coconut.

drumswan · 19-01-2014 10:17am

I've had it bottled and on draught, the coconut is really obvious.

ciaran76 · 19-01-2014 11:12am

Maybe u got a dodgy bottle as I couldn't taste it all.

Also at the time a friend was here and he tasted it also. After I told him about the coconut and he said he couldn't taste it either.

Might get another one now to see.

matrim · 19-01-2014 11:40am

I've had a couple of bottles and could taste the coconut.

xxyyzz · 19-01-2014 3:12pm

Anybody tried Crew's Ipa? My first time tasting an ipa from a German Brewer. Very sweet but not too bad.

the beer revolu · 19-01-2014 5:28pm

xxyyzz wrote: »

Anybody tried Crew's Ipa? My first time tasting an ipa from a German Brewer. Very sweet but not too bad.

It's quite nice but reminds me a bit too much of Lilt.

Losty Dublin · 19-01-2014 7:38pm

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

First person I've seen saying they can get the coconut!

Now, I think it's a lovely stout/porter, but I've had a few bottles, and had it on tap and never detected the coconut.

I don't know if it's in need of TLC, a clean palate, a certain temperature or what but two bottles and it was there for me. Given coconuts subtle and soft flavour I can well understand a lot of people missing it easy enough; I've missed essential tastes in some beers before.

slayerking · 19-01-2014 7:53pm

the beer revolu wrote: »

It's quite nice but reminds me a bit too much of Lilt.

Is this a negative or a positive!?

adamski8 · 19-01-2014 8:20pm

Had a bamberg smokie in mulligans. Great and all but i didnt notice anything different to the bottles

BaZmO* · 19-01-2014 9:23pm

I'm having a Kinnegar Yannaroddy. I've tried it on draught before and couldn't get the coconut. It's slightly more pronounced from the bottle. Would I be able to tell that there's coconut in it if it didn't say it on the label? I'm not so sure. Still a really nice beer though.

Heroditas · 19-01-2014 10:43pm

Finally cracked open my bottle of barrel-aged Leann Folainn tonight to have it with some cured meats, cheeses, crackers etc.
Perfect for them.

BaZmO* · 20-01-2014 11:39pm

To Øl Dangerously Close But No Cigar. Made with Cedar wood chips. Smells like a wood workshop or like the smell you get when you open up a flat pack furniture box. Unfortunately the woodyness carries through to the taste. Nice idea but it's a shame it doesn't work. Tough to finish.

jsa112 · 21-01-2014 1:39am

Bazmo, we all die inside when you get all these new fancy beers from the UK

Stheno · 21-01-2014 2:32am

Sleeman honey brown, anyone tried it?

BaZmO* · 21-01-2014 9:29am

jsa112 wrote: »

Bazmo, we all die inside when you get all these new fancy beers from the UK

A little bit of my insides died when I had that To Øl beer last night.

Guffy · 21-01-2014 9:30am

Too what?

BaZmO* · 21-01-2014 9:32am

gufc21 wrote: »

Too what?

To Øl

ciaran76 · 21-01-2014 9:42am

Treated myself to this....

Odell/ Thornbridge Pond Hopper Double Extra Pale Ale

Hopefully crack it open tonight.

BaZmO* · 21-01-2014 9:49am

I really liked it, bit expensive though.

ciaran76 · 21-01-2014 9:50am

BaZmO* wrote: »

I really liked it, bit expensive though.

Yeah I put it back initially then the OH said go on just get it.

BaZmO* · 21-01-2014 9:54am

ciaran76 wrote: »

Yeah I put it back initially then the OH said go on just get it.

One of the nicest, if not the nicest, beers I've ever had was acquired the same way.

BeerNut · 21-01-2014 10:08am

Stheno wrote: »

Sleeman honey brown, anyone tried it?

I wasn't a fan.

Lovely Bloke · 21-01-2014 10:10am

Double EXTRA Pale Ale? that would be DEPA, yes?

Jaysis, wonder what the hell that is meant to be. Short of a DIPA? Should O'Hara's release a DEIPA?

ciaran76 · 21-01-2014 10:15am

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Double EXTRA Pale Ale? that would be DEPA, yes?

Jaysis, wonder what the hell that is meant to be. Short of a DIPA? Should O'Hara's release a DEIPA?

Would Double Extra be a treble or just less than a treble?

BeerNut · 21-01-2014 10:21am

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

wonder what the hell that is meant to be.

Entertainment for brewers who make beers rather than styles

I thought Pond Hopper was very good, but overpriced for what is -- the bottle I bought in England was even dearer than the price I've seen it at in Ireland.

Andre Salmon · 22-01-2014 12:23am

I'm enjoying a kinnegar yannaroddy at the moment but don't get any coconut hint at all. Aroma or taste.

ciaran76 · 22-01-2014 8:21pm

Stone Barrel Boom Session IPA nice beer but hardly any carbonation at all.

Slightly sweet taste followed by a nice quiet bitterness.

BaZmO* · 22-01-2014 8:38pm

ciaran76 wrote: »

Stone Barrel Boom Session IPA nice beer but hardly any carbonation at all.

Slightly sweet taste followed by a nice quiet bitterness.

I had one over the weekend and thought it was really really nice. Similar to the likes of St. Austells Tribute or London Pride. Carbonation was ok though.

ciaran76 · 22-01-2014 8:57pm

BaZmO* wrote: »

I had one over the weekend and thought it was really really nice. Similar to the likes of St. Austells Tribute or London Pride. Carbonation was ok though.

Yeah that's what it reminded me of. I was sitting here thinking if loads of English IPAs . Tribute tastes very similar.

BaZmO* · 22-01-2014 9:13pm

ciaran76 wrote: »

Yeah that's what it reminded me of. I was sitting here thinking if loads of English IPAs . Tribute tastes very similar.

They were right in calling it a session IPA too as I reckon I could quite easily drink a few on a night out. Sometimes it's hard to stick with super hoppy beers or stronger flavoured beers over the course of the night........not that I get out much these days.

Heroditas · 22-01-2014 9:56pm

BaZmO* wrote: »

I had one over the weekend and thought it was really really nice. Similar to the likes of St. Austells Tribute or London Pride. Carbonation was ok though.

Tribute has far less carbonation that London Pride when it's bottled, in my opinion anyway.
They're both bloody great drinks though!

BaZmO* · 22-01-2014 10:04pm

Heroditas wrote: »

Tribute has far less carbonation that London Pride when it's bottled, in my opinion anyway.
They're both bloody great drinks though!

I was talking about flavour wise. I thought the carbonation was light but not totally lacking. But yeah, two great beers. Sorry, 'three' great beers.

BaZmO* · 22-01-2014 10:48pm

That Founders Breakfast Stout is an amazing beer. Deceptively quaffable.

Heroditas · 22-01-2014 10:52pm

BaZmO* wrote: »

I was talking about flavour wise. I thought the carbonation was light but not totally lacking. But yeah, two great beers. Sorry, 'three' great beers.

Flavour, yeah! Very similar.

finatron · 22-01-2014 10:53pm

I have a bottel of brewdog mixtape begging me to drink it for the last 6 weeks I'm kind of waiting for an occasion to open it do

BaZmO* · 22-01-2014 10:55pm

finatron wrote: »

I have a bottel of brewdog mixtape begging me to drink it for the last 6 weeks I'm kind of waiting for an occasion to open it do

Be interested to hear what it tastes like. Sounded like it could be a mess.

jsa112 · 23-01-2014 12:16am

Don't bother wasting your money on it Bazmo, its like 16/17 euros for a 330ml bottle. I was quite disappointed with it(probably didn't help that I thought it was going to be amazing).

BaZmO* · 23-01-2014 12:35am

jsa112 wrote: »

Don't bother wasting your money on it Bazmo, its like 16/17 euros for a 330ml bottle. I was quite disappointed with it(probably didn't help that I thought it was going to be amazing).

Suspicion confirmed so. I'm not a fan of the idea to mix two different beers. Just seems lazy to me.

Ipso · 23-01-2014 1:02am

Got a mixed pack of Anchor at the weekend. It had Steam Lager, their Porter, Original Wheat and Liberty Ale.
Really enjoyed them all except the Liberty Ale which was unremarkable.

What beer are we drinking this week, too?

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